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use these modern tools, but use them well. because otherwise as murrow once said, it's all just lights and wires in a box. so that's it for now. i marvin kalb and quoting murrow once again, goodnight, and good luck. [applause] >> you have been warned. this is your time to ask questions. there are two microphones. i see one over there and one over here. if you get up to ask a question, that's going to be fine. please identify yourself. and the idea is to ask a question. [laughter] don't make a speech because i will cut you off. i will be very nasty. why do we start here on the right, please, go ahead. >> how are you doing, old friends? days from the state department. can use us the coverage of the israeli-palestinian conflict? isn't there who is doing the best chocolates and are the wars and horse in africa, asia less important because they don't get coverage? >> let me take the second half of that question the first. there has been a war going on in congo for well over 10 years now. it has cost more than 5 million lives spent
use these modern tools, but use them well. because otherwise as murrow once said, it's all just lights and wires in a box. so that's it for now. i marvin kalb and quoting murrow once again, goodnight, and good luck. [applause] >> you have been warned. this is your time to ask questions. there are two microphones. i see one over there and one over here. if you get up to ask a question, that's going to be fine. please identify yourself. and the idea is to ask a question. [laughter] don't...
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thank you for joining us today. this is all this is going to work we are going to have the panel each talk for about 20 minutes and i may ask questions as we go along but we are going to leave plenty of time for questions from the audience as you are listening to the panelists please keep in mind we will have microphones the will go round leader so you can have a nice and spirited discussion. with about i'm going to start with alfonso and open up with you. thanks. >> thank you for the opportunity to be with you this morning. certainly i think there has been since the election some change in the political landscape when it comes to latinos and immigration and i am encouraged by that and i'm optimistic. i think next year we may actually get something done that is constructive on the issue. and talking about immigration it is kind of hard not to talk about the politics of it because frankly i believe that if we haven't been able to achieve immigration reform it's because of the politics, not because of the american peo
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the pakistanis also have an narrative which is the americans' use us and discard us against the russians in the 1980's and toss us out ostensibly because of the nuclear proliferation in 1990. they use us in the war after 9/11, but after 2014 they are going to go away you can count on it that is the think americans are hard wired to desert them. this set of stereotypes is lazy and a very pernicious. one way to get out of this is to say hussain haqqani, my counterpart that suggested time for a divorce or someone who shall remain nameless that said it's time for containment to push this away. those two ridings are not reasonable alternatives that steve has said remaining engaged with pakistan there is an alternative to it. but i would argue that having a focus simply on the bilateral relationship is something that has been a problem for us and what we need to do is break out of this if you will the sterile debate and look at the issues that are crosscutting with pakistan's relationship to india and that have to do with a sequence of events that will take place after 2014 when the american f
the pakistanis also have an narrative which is the americans' use us and discard us against the russians in the 1980's and toss us out ostensibly because of the nuclear proliferation in 1990. they use us in the war after 9/11, but after 2014 they are going to go away you can count on it that is the think americans are hard wired to desert them. this set of stereotypes is lazy and a very pernicious. one way to get out of this is to say hussain haqqani, my counterpart that suggested time for a...
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and they don't use the kind of language that we use in our campaign because you will scare or turn off the voters of the metal. absent that, since we don't like mandatory anything, on a now come to be a champion of a mega million lottery where your ticket is your vote stub and if you look at the last mega millions people camped out three days in advance to get a ticket where of course let's face it the chance of winning was less than being struck by lightning twice in the day, you know, put a few hundred million dollars into this and we will up the turnout significantly. open primaries i think our an easier way to move in that direction. a lot of things that can be done and we have to do some changes inside of the system including the filibuster. >> can i add a word? i think the two questions really go together. it's how to make it better and isn't it the public's after all i think those fit very well together if you have a mismatch, if you have on the logical polarized parties operating in the separation of power systems you can try to alter the party's over time and that is what norm
and they don't use the kind of language that we use in our campaign because you will scare or turn off the voters of the metal. absent that, since we don't like mandatory anything, on a now come to be a champion of a mega million lottery where your ticket is your vote stub and if you look at the last mega millions people camped out three days in advance to get a ticket where of course let's face it the chance of winning was less than being struck by lightning twice in the day, you know, put a...
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this provides us. back in 2008 and 2009 when everybody had the tremendous financial crisis and the collapse in the collapsing of economic output, we steamed ahead in canada with our so- called stimulus program and economic access plan where we identified thousands of projects we wanted to continue. because we wanted to do it quickly, we did shortcuts around regulatory processes. we took a risk. in 19 -- 19 -- 99 put 9% of cases, it made no difference that be made the short cuts. we found smoother processes with in the country. i would hope -- there is nothing like an emergency to tell you whether a process is necessary. >> absolutely. there is another thing that has been important to you that i want to ask you about. that is the detroit bridge. a ballot measure that would require a constitutional amendment failed. why is it important enough to canada that you agreed to pay your share and our share? in terms of individual projects between canada and the united states, it is the biggest economic relation
this provides us. back in 2008 and 2009 when everybody had the tremendous financial crisis and the collapse in the collapsing of economic output, we steamed ahead in canada with our so- called stimulus program and economic access plan where we identified thousands of projects we wanted to continue. because we wanted to do it quickly, we did shortcuts around regulatory processes. we took a risk. in 19 -- 19 -- 99 put 9% of cases, it made no difference that be made the short cuts. we found...
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maybe sharia is used this way. in this particular context, tunisia is a good example of the move from reference to principles to, from inposition of the law, and this is important to us, and just not take it face value. there is a lot of relationship in power in the use of the world. i know it sounds not too realistic in relations, but it matters. we have not paid attention enough to the communication with this part of the world, and so incidents are picking up, you know from decorum, segregation, to -- i would not consider the movie as, you know, something that was passed on u.s. foreign policy, but we have to deal with it, okay? apology is good, but this is, i tell you, very reactive approach. we need to be much more proactive in the way we community kate so what does this mean? if we want to target audiences or actors that can promote a vision of democracy that include not just free and fair elections, but other amendments like a plush rise tick approach to society. we have to change, also, the way we interact a
maybe sharia is used this way. in this particular context, tunisia is a good example of the move from reference to principles to, from inposition of the law, and this is important to us, and just not take it face value. there is a lot of relationship in power in the use of the world. i know it sounds not too realistic in relations, but it matters. we have not paid attention enough to the communication with this part of the world, and so incidents are picking up, you know from decorum,...
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i think we could use a second man. maybe by march of next year because i think the workload is going to be really, really hard for one man. in those days, they were the clerks. rehnquist then petitions saying, i could come earlier. i'd like to be there in january. jackson says, okay, come in january. basically, that was it. rehnquist kind of right man, right time, the timing was perfect, and rehnquist drives this little studio -- studebaker out to washington, no heater, and gets caught in a blizzard, but he gets there, and he shows up at the court, and he actually starts working, which he's -- he's in awe of the supreme court and the corinthian columns in the great place he's now in. >> host: right. that's a really big break for him. obviously, he proved himself academically, very smart, got into the schools he applied to, but he's the crucial move with justice jackson, but it also leads to something that haunts him for the rest of his career. that has to do with the memos in the brown v. board of education case. >> gu
i think we could use a second man. maybe by march of next year because i think the workload is going to be really, really hard for one man. in those days, they were the clerks. rehnquist then petitions saying, i could come earlier. i'd like to be there in january. jackson says, okay, come in january. basically, that was it. rehnquist kind of right man, right time, the timing was perfect, and rehnquist drives this little studio -- studebaker out to washington, no heater, and gets caught in a...
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to anyone of us, i can come up with a scenario that makes us build a 1 million man army or make us the 100,000 man army. same with the air force and navy. so in my mind, scenarios are a guide. in order for us, say, can we meet certain scenarios if they happen. but it's not having to buy capabilities to do not call -- at night and all the service after the. first want to have the right mix that allowed you to read and mixed calculations by our adversaries to it's about having that right balance, ground, air, sea, whatever we might consider that to be in order to deter eric and so, there's a size two it, there's a quality to it, and we have to make sure we have the right size and quality in order to deter conflict the what we have learned over the years is that countries watch us very close that they watch what we have our weaknesses to they can to -- exploit those weaknesses to grab have a army, joint force that can shape the environment for combatant commanders. i think is one of the things this new strategy is driving us towards which is a good thing. in the past we really not had the
to anyone of us, i can come up with a scenario that makes us build a 1 million man army or make us the 100,000 man army. same with the air force and navy. so in my mind, scenarios are a guide. in order for us, say, can we meet certain scenarios if they happen. but it's not having to buy capabilities to do not call -- at night and all the service after the. first want to have the right mix that allowed you to read and mixed calculations by our adversaries to it's about having that right balance,...
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the chaplain: let us pray. eternal father, our shelter in the time of storm, bless the senators who are preparing to leave and those who are coming. as we turn to a new chapter in our nation's history, we ask for your guidance. we need you to guide us through the through the labyrinthine seasons of history, for we are weak but you are mighty. lord, guide us with your faithful hands, becoming for this great land our strength and shield. strengthen our weakness, comfort us in trouble and distress, and empower us to fight the good fight of faith. we pray in the name of him who is the way, the truth, and the life. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., november 13, 2012. to the senate: un
the chaplain: let us pray. eternal father, our shelter in the time of storm, bless the senators who are preparing to leave and those who are coming. as we turn to a new chapter in our nation's history, we ask for your guidance. we need you to guide us through the through the labyrinthine seasons of history, for we are weak but you are mighty. lord, guide us with your faithful hands, becoming for this great land our strength and shield. strengthen our weakness, comfort us in trouble and...
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, small numbers of us. it is a lot easier than we think have long as we have the public sentiment as abraham lincoln pointed out, behind us. thank you very much. [applause] >> before we have questions we have questions. >> 15 minutes for questions. bring the mike around, questions or comments, in a short amount of time, one quick announcement, we will do the book signing right here at this front table, where the books for purchase, bring back and a sign in this room to line up along be available side of the room and that is all i have coming out and any questions. >> i have one question. >> it is a rhetorical question. i have run several times as most of you know. there are some good candidates, third-party candidates, green party, goldstein, and others of more conservative persuasion on the ballot to give voters more police. we have documented through litigation and our ridings that this is a rather vicious, two party duopoly that doesn't want competition and increasingly calls for the same campaign dollar
, small numbers of us. it is a lot easier than we think have long as we have the public sentiment as abraham lincoln pointed out, behind us. thank you very much. [applause] >> before we have questions we have questions. >> 15 minutes for questions. bring the mike around, questions or comments, in a short amount of time, one quick announcement, we will do the book signing right here at this front table, where the books for purchase, bring back and a sign in this room to line up along...
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our records follow us. i am concerned about what children will be there 15, 16, 17-years-old that those come back and haunt them so we have to find a way to deal with that effectively and for the people who've actually may stumble to pick themselves up are not penalized for what was a useful and discretion. >> moderator: let's talk about where delaware stands as far as juvenile correction in a major overhaul on how the system was handled. do you feel that juvenile corrections in delaware is where it should be so that we will not necessarily graduate from the school? markell: dfa progress and i give credit to the former governors that got us on this path and i give a lot of credit to the people working with and these institutions saigon into the house and the other institutions and that these kids, listened to them about their stories and other issues and the climate than six months later or a year later when they come out and their stories are moving. i get a lot, vice president joe biden's daughter works f
our records follow us. i am concerned about what children will be there 15, 16, 17-years-old that those come back and haunt them so we have to find a way to deal with that effectively and for the people who've actually may stumble to pick themselves up are not penalized for what was a useful and discretion. >> moderator: let's talk about where delaware stands as far as juvenile correction in a major overhaul on how the system was handled. do you feel that juvenile corrections in delaware...
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we have 17 of us now. with dinner every other month in the strom thurmond room, which is somewhat funny for anyone who remembers his stories, with the statute of the strom looking down on a. [laughter] and whatever is said in that room stays in the room. we never talk about the male senators. just kidding. but it's been, engines of all seriousness, the group has worked well together, sometimes all of us on legislation, especially with respect to women's health and burma and other things. but mostly we forge these relations -- relationships. kay bailey and i get a bunch of things on the commerce committee. and there are a number of women that are problem solvers, and i think you saw that coming through in this election with the election of people like heidi heitkamp in a race she thought no one could win but they saw someone who would compromise and get things done. there was someone who studied women elected officials allow back in boston who had this quote, not exactly accurate but she said that women pol
we have 17 of us now. with dinner every other month in the strom thurmond room, which is somewhat funny for anyone who remembers his stories, with the statute of the strom looking down on a. [laughter] and whatever is said in that room stays in the room. we never talk about the male senators. just kidding. but it's been, engines of all seriousness, the group has worked well together, sometimes all of us on legislation, especially with respect to women's health and burma and other things. but...
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it is what makes us americans. we have a question down here. >> mabey if you could ask your question and then ask both of them and we will try to take them. >> i'm a comedian working in the u.s. on an h-1b visa, a process that i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. and compared to my weisel when i was in singapore it was approved overnight. my question is how would you address the reform for those that want to come to the u.s. to work? and i would agree on the point that the emphasis here is on the work in the american tradition what we have to only get a job in which case i wouldn't be doubled to be here and i would point to the cato institute that mentions the market based signal on the economy and to boost wages for all levels? thank you very much. >> go ahead and ask the question and we will address both of them >> it has to be a democrat so my question is different from him. i wanted to get more to the political sphere how can the republican party become a party again the way it was during ronald reagan? i feel th
it is what makes us americans. we have a question down here. >> mabey if you could ask your question and then ask both of them and we will try to take them. >> i'm a comedian working in the u.s. on an h-1b visa, a process that i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. and compared to my weisel when i was in singapore it was approved overnight. my question is how would you address the reform for those that want to come to the u.s. to work? and i would agree on the point that the emphasis...
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that's a great way for us to use philanthropic resources. i think the more activity like that, fund philanthropy, that can be kind of consistent with what the government is trying to do in terms of driving more innovation, more quality but take some of the burden off, special a early stage actors, like eric and learnzillion and many others out there that really terrific early stage product. they need more access to markets and customers, but they also need ways to not have to break themselves producing the kind of information, particularly in this idiosyncratic fragmented way we like to define performance. so more common ways of getting evaluations running across multiple products with multiple demand-side actors, multiple users and buyers in ways that are pretty public and get that information out there transparently, and push their lots of different channels. so not only do the market signals about what's necessary or what's needed it clear for vendors and for innovators, but the way in which you think about what performance actually is. i
that's a great way for us to use philanthropic resources. i think the more activity like that, fund philanthropy, that can be kind of consistent with what the government is trying to do in terms of driving more innovation, more quality but take some of the burden off, special a early stage actors, like eric and learnzillion and many others out there that really terrific early stage product. they need more access to markets and customers, but they also need ways to not have to break themselves...
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could you help us with that? and i just want to understand that in terms of, because we have made tremendous sacrifices there. of our men and women in uniform. >> senator, thank you for that question. that is the most important question i think you. >> and people and one we should be able to answer very clearly. in the wake of 9/11 we went to afghanistan because there was essential for al qaeda and the attacks of 9/11 took place in afghanistan. that area is still ripe for sanctuary for al qaeda, the region is ripe for censure for al qaeda. will so want to establish a government in afghanistan, and assure the taliban were no one in a position to harbor al qaeda in that part of the region. those objectives remain. that is, to deny sanctuary to deny the billy of the taliban to overthrow the government in afghanistan. now the nation is to ensure that those gains that we've made over the last several years, particularly in the areas of development of the afghan national security forces, and the games will make as a re
could you help us with that? and i just want to understand that in terms of, because we have made tremendous sacrifices there. of our men and women in uniform. >> senator, thank you for that question. that is the most important question i think you. >> and people and one we should be able to answer very clearly. in the wake of 9/11 we went to afghanistan because there was essential for al qaeda and the attacks of 9/11 took place in afghanistan. that area is still ripe for sanctuary...
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the sanctions make us stronger. the sanctions make us self-sufficient. he has a long litany describing how the sanctions in effect something ultimately will turn iran into its benefit. now he is is saying the sanctions are brutal and the truth is, they are brutal. you look what is happening in the iranian energy area, not only the fact that they're able to sell, you know, less than 50% of what they were selling before. it is that their production, their output is down from over 4 million barrels a day to 2.6 million barrels a day. part of the reason for that is precisely because of the sanctions, the inability to continue to invest in the energy infrastructure, the inability to continue to pump and store oil as they shut down oil fields that may not be so easy for them to recoup. you look what is happening to the currency, the devaluation. there are some estimates that the currency is being devalued by half every two months. think about what that means. it means that what you're buying, when you go and you buy something it costs you twice as much. it mea
the sanctions make us stronger. the sanctions make us self-sufficient. he has a long litany describing how the sanctions in effect something ultimately will turn iran into its benefit. now he is is saying the sanctions are brutal and the truth is, they are brutal. you look what is happening in the iranian energy area, not only the fact that they're able to sell, you know, less than 50% of what they were selling before. it is that their production, their output is down from over 4 million...
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pakistanis also have a narrative which is the americans use us and discarded. to use this against the russians in the 1980s, toss us out ostensibly because of nuclear proliferation in 1990. they use us in the war after 9/11 but after 2014 they're going to go away. you can count on. that is pakistanis think americans are hardwired to desert them. this set of stereotypes is intellectually lazy and very pernicious. one way to get out of this would be what hussein polk county, my counterpart suggest, time for fa divorce. or what others who shall remain nameless have said in the press, it's time for content, it's time to push this way. those two i think are not reasonable alternative. steve hadley has said remaining engaged with pakistan, there's no alternative to which. but i would argue that having a focus center on a bilateral relationship with something that's been a problem for us, what we need to do is to break out of this bilateralism, if you will, this sterile debate and look at the issues that are crosscutting, the issues that have to do with pakistan's rel
pakistanis also have a narrative which is the americans use us and discarded. to use this against the russians in the 1980s, toss us out ostensibly because of nuclear proliferation in 1990. they use us in the war after 9/11 but after 2014 they're going to go away. you can count on. that is pakistanis think americans are hardwired to desert them. this set of stereotypes is intellectually lazy and very pernicious. one way to get out of this would be what hussein polk county, my counterpart...
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not as much as i used to. now is easier to google it and look it up but i still like the feeling of being around books. i have three homes and library in each one and that is where i work. i work at a computer. i use a keyboard because i was on newspapers. in my house i have a little collection of drawings of authors. my centerpiece is picasso's drawing of balzac which is very big. one of those things picasso did where he got a face in a few lines, lines. obviously very quickly. kind of a miracle. if you have ever seen a picture of balzac -- i have pictures of people who are better writers than i am to encourage me to try harder. >> they are looking over your shoulder. >> looking over my shoulder and saying do that again. >> speaking of doing it again to you do a lot of writing? >> yes i do. i do a first draft and a free right but also when i start in the morning i read what i wrote yesterday. i always change. i always think of ways to improve it. sometimes i am lucky if it happens, a whole chapter, and realiz
not as much as i used to. now is easier to google it and look it up but i still like the feeling of being around books. i have three homes and library in each one and that is where i work. i work at a computer. i use a keyboard because i was on newspapers. in my house i have a little collection of drawings of authors. my centerpiece is picasso's drawing of balzac which is very big. one of those things picasso did where he got a face in a few lines, lines. obviously very quickly. kind of a...
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and i think it is important for us as a body to make the distinction that the authorization for the use of military force does not in and of itself authorize the executive branch to enter into long-term security agreements with another country. they can affect the number of forces that are there, it can affect a broad range of governmental issues that are far beyond the use of force in terms of dealing with international terrorism. this is true in our history. it is actually true in the way that these other countries -- iraq and now afghanistan -- have been dealing with the same documents. i can recall during the previous administration when they signed a strategic framework agreement and then began working on a status of forces agreement with iraq. i called at that time for this agreement, the strategic framework agreement, which is a long-term relationship proposed between the united states and iraq, to be submitted to the congress for review. we actually -- i actually to go into one of these rooms where you close the door, as if you were reading a top-secret document, even to examine
and i think it is important for us as a body to make the distinction that the authorization for the use of military force does not in and of itself authorize the executive branch to enter into long-term security agreements with another country. they can affect the number of forces that are there, it can affect a broad range of governmental issues that are far beyond the use of force in terms of dealing with international terrorism. this is true in our history. it is actually true in the way...